24 Irish and Northern Irish artists are heading to Brighton next week for the annual new music Great Escape Festival from May 10th to 13th, along with hundreds of acts showcasing.
Among the extensive lineup, are 18 Ireland & 6 from NI. Click the act to see where they’re playing.
- 49th & Main
- Amy Montgomery
- Brad Heidi
- Bricknasty
- Chalk
- David Kitt
- Gurriers
- katie phelan
- KhakiKid
- Lemonade Shoelace
- modernlove.
- Nell Mescal
- Pier
- Problem Patterns
- Roe
- Sammy Copley
- SIIGHTS
- Skinner
- Sorcha Richardson
- Spider
- Sprints
- The Florentinas
- The Murder Capital
- Yune Pinku
The Irish Music Export Office run by First Music Contact and funded by Culture Ireland, Music From Ireland is hosting a showcase on Thursday 11th May at the Prince Albert with some of the acts:

And if you can’t make it to Brighton, a taste of the festival is coming to Dublin next Monday and Tuesday with acts from the festival playing The Road To The Great Escape .

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.